Television: Children
(asked on 2nd March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department collects on how many acts of (a) altruism and (b) violence the average child will see on television each year.
This question was answered on 9th March 2015
Ofcom carries out regular audience research into public opinion on standards on TV. Ofcom also assesses complaints made by viewers under the Broadcasting Code, which sets standards for television and radio programmes that broadcasters have to follow. Ofcom is responsible for investigating breaches of content standards, and publishes its decisions on its website in its fortnightly Broadcast Bulletins.
Ofcom carries out regular audience research into public opinion on standards on TV. Ofcom also assesses complaints made by viewers under the Broadcasting Code, which sets standards for television and radio programmes that broadcasters have to follow. Ofcom is responsible for investigating breaches of content standards, and publishes its decisions on its website in its fortnightly Broadcast Bulletins.